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- catalog abstract ""The Argument Culture is about a pervasive warlike atmosphere that makes us approach anything we need to accomplish as a fight between two opposing sides. The argument culture urges us to regard the world - and the people in it - in an adversarial frame of mind. It rests on the assumption that opposition is the best way to get anything done: The best way to explore an idea is to set up a debate; the best way to cover the news is to find spokespeople who express the most extreme, polarized views and present them as "both sides"; the best way to settle disputes is litigation that pits one party against the other; the best way to begin an essay is to oppose someone; and the best way to show you're really thinking is to criticize and attack." "The war on drugs, the war on cancer, the battle of the sexes, politicians' turf battles - in the argument culture, war metaphors pervade our talk and shape our thinking. Tannen shows how deeply entrenched this cultural tendency is, the forms it takes, and how it affects us every day - sometimes in useful ways, but often causing, rather than avoiding, damage. In the argument culture, the quality of information we receive is compromised, and our spirits are corroded by living in an atmosphere of unrelenting contention." "Tannen explores the roots of the argument culture, the role played by gender, and how other cultures suggest alternative ways to negotiate disagreement and mediate conflicts - and make things better, in public and in private, wherever people are trying to resolve differences and get things done."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b10719628.
- catalog created "c1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "c1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1998.".
- catalog description ""The Argument Culture is about a pervasive warlike atmosphere that makes us approach anything we need to accomplish as a fight between two opposing sides. The argument culture urges us to regard the world - and the people in it - in an adversarial frame of mind. It rests on the assumption that opposition is the best way to get anything done: The best way to explore an idea is to set up a debate; the best way to cover the news is to find spokespeople who express the most extreme, polarized views and present them as "both sides"; the best way to settle disputes is litigation that pits one party against the other; the best way to begin an essay is to oppose someone; and the best way to show you're really thinking is to criticize and attack." "The war on drugs, the war on cancer, the battle of the sexes, politicians' turf battles - in the argument culture, war metaphors pervade our talk and shape our thinking. Tannen shows how deeply entrenched this cultural tendency is, the forms it takes, and how it affects us every day - sometimes in useful ways, but often causing, rather than avoiding, damage. In the argument culture, the quality of information we receive is compromised, and our spirits are corroded by living in an atmosphere of unrelenting contention." "Tannen explores the roots of the argument culture, the role played by gender, and how other cultures suggest alternative ways to negotiate disagreement and mediate conflicts - and make things better, in public and in private, wherever people are trying to resolve differences and get things done."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Fighting for our lives -- Both sides come out fighting: the argument culture and the press -- From lapdog to attack dog: the aggression culture and the press -- "A plague on both your houses!": opposition in our political lives -- "Litigation is war" -- Boys will be boys: gender and opposition -- What other ways are there?: listening to other cultures -- Fast forward: technologically enhanced aggression -- The roots of debate in education and the hope of dialogue.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-325) and index.".
- catalog extent "xiii, 348 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Argument culture.".
- catalog identifier "0679456023 (acid-free paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Argument culture.".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "c1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Random House,".
- catalog relation "Argument culture.".
- catalog subject "808/.001 21".
- catalog subject "Debates and debating.".
- catalog subject "Dialogue analysis.".
- catalog subject "P301.5.P47 T36 1998".
- catalog subject "Persuasion (Rhetoric)".
- catalog tableOfContents "Fighting for our lives -- Both sides come out fighting: the argument culture and the press -- From lapdog to attack dog: the aggression culture and the press -- "A plague on both your houses!": opposition in our political lives -- "Litigation is war" -- Boys will be boys: gender and opposition -- What other ways are there?: listening to other cultures -- Fast forward: technologically enhanced aggression -- The roots of debate in education and the hope of dialogue.".
- catalog title "The argument culture : moving from debate to dialogue / Deborah Tannen.".
- catalog type "text".